M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy

Technical Information:

 

Telescope: AIRY APO 130T PrimaLuceLab

Mount: Paramount MyT - Software Bisque

Camera: QHYCCD QHY9

Filter: Optolong 36mm unmounted L-Pro, R, G, B and H-a 6nm

Frames: H-a:32x900s -- L-Pro:150x240s -- R:75x240s -- G:75x240s -- B:75x240s

Total Integration: 33 Hours

Software: SGP – TheSkyX – PHD2 – DSS – PixInsight – Adobe Photoshop 2022

Location: AstroAtlas Observatory - Noventa di Piave (Venice) 4 meter above sea level – ITALY

 

Environment Temperature: About 5°C

 

Relative Humidity: 89%

 

Date: 12.03.22 - 13.03.22 - 23.03.22 - 24.03.22 - 25.03.22 - 26.03.22 - 27.03.22

 

M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy taken from the AstroAtlas Observatory situated in Noventa di Piave (ITALY).Acquired with Optolong H-aLRGB filters. Small galaxy for my equipment - The photo has been cropped.

I hope you like it!

 

Clear skies!

 

AstroBin: astrob.in/6e5jim/0/

NOTE: The image was acquired from a polluted sky with high humidity - Bortle 5.

 

#astrophotography #astronomy #astroatlas

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